Episode 2: Well Being + Community

Mei-Yee Man Oram and Rowena Gonzales joined us to discuss how societal shifts, including the global pandemic and activist movements, have altered approaches to wellbeing and accessibility. They also shared their personal experience of where these areas of design can have a positive impact, and some of the challenges they’re facing.

Mei is the Access and Inclusive Environments Lead at Arup, where she evaluates the accessibility & inclusivity of the built environment, as well as considering the changing trends and demographics of our societies to address future requirements of a diverse population. Rowena is the founder and Principal Interior Designer of Liquid Interiors, a Hong Kong-based interior design firm focusing on residential design that enhances healthy and sustainable lifestyles.

Listen on Spotify, Acast or Download MP3

Design Meets Insight is hosted by Namrata Krishna, our Design Strategy Lead and part of our Design Advisory team. This episode is co-hosted by Catherine Borse, Heta’s Wellness Design Lead.

We’d love to hear from you, so please get in touch at studio@hetaarchitects.com, or find us on LinkedIn at

Linkedin: Namrata Krishna

Linkedin: Catherine Borse

Linkedin: Mei-Yee Man Oram

Linkedin: Rowena Gonzales

“One of the biggest challenges as a residential interior designer is that you’re working with one client at a time and it would be great to make this much more accessible to larger populations at a more affordable cost…it’s about working with government and like-minded developers who can really make a difference in a positive way to many people at once.”

-Rowena Gonzales, Liquid Interiors

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.